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M and L continue warning voters against backing the Centre Party

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Moderates and Liberals held another news conference urging center-right voters to support M or L rather than the Centre Party.
  • Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson said the idea of a centrist government was dead, while Moderate minister Gunnar Strömmer warned against a government involving the Left Party.
  • Strömmer acknowledged that some center-right voters would not support a government including the Sweden Democrats, but still urged them to vote for the “blue-yellow team.”

Sweden's Moderates and Liberals are making another concerted effort to stop center-right voters from backing the Centre Party before Sunday's election.

The idea of a centrist government is dead.

· Simona MohamssonThe Liberal leader criticized the Centre Party's plan for a government with the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats.

Liberal leader and Education Minister Simona Mohamsson appeared with Moderate Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer and Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson at a news conference focused on why center-right voters should choose the Liberals or Moderates instead of the Centre Party.

“The idea of a centrist government is dead,” Mohamsson said, addressing the Centre Party, which wants to form a government with the Social Democrats, Christian Democrats and Centre Party. Strömmer argued that neither the Social Democrats nor the Centre Party could avoid the Left Party. He said it would be bad for Sweden if the Left Party were allowed to participate in governing should the red-green bloc win Sunday's election.

Neither the Social Democrats nor the Centre Party can escape the Left Party.

· Gunnar StrömmerThe Moderate justice minister argued that a red-green government would involve the Left Party.

Strömmer said he knew that many of the center-right voters he was addressing could not imagine supporting a government that included the Sweden Democrats. Even so, he urged them: “Vote for parties in the blue-yellow team, vote for the Moderates or Liberals.”

Vote for parties in the blue-yellow team, vote for the Moderates or Liberals.

· Gunnar StrömmerHe urged center-right voters to support the Moderates or Liberals instead of the Centre Party.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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